HFMA VIEWS

Robert Fromberg
Editor in Chief, HFMA

This morning, Phil Taylor, Chairman of HFMA-UK, suggested that HFMA's new chairman and soccer coach, Joe Fifer, might want to join England's soccer team when he visits later this year...but that he'll have to call it football rather than soccer.

Phil also articulated some goals for healthcare financial managers in the UK that were highly relevant to those in the US: going "beyond our borders" in three ways: 1) beyond organizational borders to learn more about other parts of the business, especially clinical care; 2) beyond personal borders to achieve new goals; and 3) beyond geographic borders to learn more about health systems in other countries.

"Healthcare financial management is a tough but rewarding job," he said. "We do make a difference in all we do."

Pat Williams, senior VP of the Orlando Magic, is on stage now. He said "Everything rises and falls on leadership; it always has and it always will."

He stated the importance of vision to 1) keep you focused, 2) give you energy, and 3) help you finish--because "leadership is always about results."

And alluding to last night's NBA championship victory by the Miami Heat, Williams quotes Heat coach Pat Riley as saying, "Coaching is overrated. Leadership is not."